“Don’t Give Up!” Blog #142
No person feels more alone in life then when darkness fills every thought.
All around can seem hopeless, empty and worthless… yet this is MY signal!
At the darkest time, comes the greatest growth, IF I open up to it.
Did you know that our world generates about a billion tons of garbage every year? Every
day about three million pounds of solid waste garbage is dumped into Cateura. Many
families exist out of pouring through the garbage to find food to eat. There is a place in
the world called Cateura, Paraguay. In Cateura the children are so poor, they have to play
in garbage dumps to get their entertainment daily. This is a true story about a people
who turned trash into music for everyone to hear about all over the world. These are the
facts about the garbage picker, a music teacher and a group of children who didn’t give
up but desperately wanted to learn, even though they lived in a dark, desperate
Paraguayan slum of poverty, waste and pollution.
These young children had a man who helped them learn beautiful music. Now they were
a testament to the transformational power of music and the resilience of the human spirit.
This true story was made into a documentary, “LANDFILL HARMONICA”.
Truly a remarkable group of young people who found a way to transform garbage into
musical instruments. When their story went viral, their orchestra became a global
sensation overnight. They suddenly were transported into a new phenomena of arenas
and “sold out” concerts all over the world! Favio Chavez, guides the recycled orchestra of
children. These children play instruments made entirely out of garbage!
Fifteen year old Tobias plays a saxophone made from a drainpipe, melted copper, coins,
spoon handle, cans and bottle caps. A young teen girl plays a violin made out of wooden
spoons, bent forks and old cans. Their cello has an oil drum for its body. String pegs are
made from old cooking utensils and even the heel of a worn out woman’s shoe.
As the children became more and more famous around the world, they have become
respected and that is everything, said their conductor. “They now need to get an
education because along with self respect, that is something sacred.”
Isn’t it amazing how something “triumphant can be made out of trash?” One persons
garbage is another persons treasure! How inspiring it is to see trash turned into music
and now played for people around the world. All because someone cared enough to
make a difference.
Today is the day to see my life differently. To see all the sadness, all the pain and all the
set backs as growing opportunities to be all I can be from a higher self perspective. Today
*I AM no longer intimidated by MY past. I am no longer afraid of the future. So that brings
me directly in place for the perfect present moment. Therefore, right now I am going to
play a game with myself for this next week. I am going to tell myself that every single
thing that happens to me is FOR A PURPOSE OF GROWTH ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. KNOWING I
ALWAYS GET TO CHOOSE A CARD. WHICH CARD WILL I CHOOSE. “The poor-me” card or the
“grin and bear it” card? Keeping that thought in mind, there is a way to keep out intrusive
thoughts by telling myself “nothing can ever harm me if I don’t allow it to”. So quickly I
surround myself in the Light of Christ. Then I add the powerful affirming statement.
“I will be in the world, but not of the world. I am discipline, discernment and
detachment”
Now There is nothing against me, I hold ONLY to truth. All things happen to me today for
my higher good.
I feel Jesus is here with me at this moment.
HE waits for my words to share my greatest need. No plans of giving up, or giving in, or
staying stuck. I think, “Lord you know what’s in my heart, you know where I struggle and
you know where I need to be pushed. Help Me. I will not give in, I will never give up, never,
ever, ever.”
Can I take this moment and speak honest words I must tell HIM now?
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